Paramount Leaders of Communist China (Extended)

Although the term Paramount Leader was used to refer to Chinese leaders from 1949 onwards, this quiz also includes leaders of the Communist Party who this term could have been applied to. *Note on the period 1931-1935: During this period until the Zunyi Conference in January 1935, the Communist Party leadership was dominated by the 28 Bolsheviks which was headed by Wang Ming and his Soviet sponsor Pavel Mif. After successfully gaining control of the Party in 1931, Wang Ming went to the Soviet Union, making the current person listed in this quiz in charge as General Secretary. However, he also had to deal with Luo Fu (Zhang Wentian), another member of the 28 Bolsheviks and eventually formed a leadership Triumvirate with Zhou Enlai and German-born Communist Otto Braun (Li De). To represent this faction's influence in the Party, the General Secretary at the time was chosen to represent this period.